Congressman Anthony Weiner goes off on the House floor on 7/29
Congressman Anthony Weiner goes off on the House floor on 7/29
#1Congressman Anthony Weiner goes off on the House floor on 7/29
Posted: 7/30/10 at 5:14pm
I searched and couldn't find it posted here. Did anyone see this? He also went off back in March over fake memos being read on the floor by Republicans.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4zwCMf8dsc
#2Congressman Anthony Weiner goes off on the house floor on 7/29
Posted: 7/30/10 at 8:25pmI have SO MUCH Respect for this man! Give 'em Hell Tony!
#2Congressman Anthony Weiner goes off on the house floor on 7/29
Posted: 7/30/10 at 8:46pmIf only more Democrats would speak up like Congressmen Anthony Weiner and Alan Grayson! We might actually get things done.
#3Congressman Anthony Weiner goes off on the house floor on 7/29
Posted: 7/30/10 at 9:25pmThat man just got my respect! We need more politicians who demand a cut in the standard Bullsh*t.
ghostlight2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/04
#4Congressman Anthony Weiner goes off on the house floor on 7/29
Posted: 7/30/10 at 9:39pm
That's my Congressman! I've seen this man speak dozens of times over the past ten years or more. Bit of a showboat, bless him, but he has a brass pair, and doesn't back down.
Love this clip on health care, where they keep rapping his knuckles for inappropriate language:
Weiner on Republicans and the health care bill
#5Congressman Anthony Weiner goes off on the house floor on 7/29
Posted: 7/30/10 at 11:51pmI would move to NY just to say he is my rep. We just need more men like him.
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#6Congressman Anthony Weiner goes off on the house floor on 7/29
Posted: 7/31/10 at 12:42am
Check out Mike Capuano of MA. If the many, many ladies of Emily's List from around the country hadn't injected themselves and their cash into the campaign warchest of Martha "Don't I already have the job?" Coakley, he woulda' wiped up the floor with Cosmo Boy Scott Brown and be a senator today. But, alas.
This week he introduced "The Shareholder Protection Act" which "requires a shareholder vote on a corporation's proposed political budget, giving shareholders the opportunity to weigh in on the use of these funds. My legislation is a simple and direct way to ensure that corporate political expenditures reflect the will of the shareholders."
A great idea!
#7Congressman Anthony Weiner goes off on the house floor on 7/29
Posted: 7/31/10 at 10:02pmHoly crap that was awesome! I want him for my Congressman!
#8Congressman Anthony Weiner goes off on the house floor on 7/29
Posted: 7/31/10 at 10:31pm
Alternate headline: “Congressmen somehow can’t agree to provide health care for 9/11 responders without screaming like lunatics.” How did it come to this, you ask? Well, the Dems initially planned to introduce the 9/11 bill under normal procedures, with a simple majority vote needed to pass it, but then they started wetting themselves at the thought of having to take tough votes on amendments — especially ones related to illegal immigration — introduced by the GOP. So, change of plans: Instead of a majority vote, they invoked a special rule that lets them deny Republicans the right to offer amendments but requires two-thirds of the House to pass the bill. The GOP decided to protest the procedural move by having virtually all of its members vote no, which brings us to the freakout du jour. Beyond the basic irony of Weiner demanding that floor votes be geared towards the substance of a bill instead of procedural concerns (remember how Dems handled that during reconciliation on ObamaCare?), there’s a grander irony here that Limbaugh identified on his show. Namely, the only reason the Dems needed a special rule for this bill in the first place is that they feared some Democrats would vote against it if the GOP succeeded in getting its amendments attached. It’s the cowardice of their own Blue Dog caucus that painted them into a corner, but there’s no political advantage to Weiner in dwelling on that fact. So here he is instead pitching a hissyfit in front of the C-SPAN cameras, knowing full well that the fightin’ nutroots will moon over him for days. Hey, Anthony? Good news: In a few months, you won’t have to worry about those Blue Dogs anymore.
Sorry To Introduce this FACT into the delusional web of yours
ghostlight2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/04
#10Congressman Anthony Weiner goes off on the house floor on 7/29
Posted: 8/1/10 at 12:30amghostlight2, I was going to post that one also but somehow lost it while trying to find the video I posted. Thanks for posting it.
#11Congressman Anthony Weiner goes off on the house floor on 7/29
Posted: 8/1/10 at 12:34am
That was truly inspiring. For once a politician is actually concerned with what's right.
Cheers to him and his entirely appropriate tirade!
#12Congressman Anthony Weiner goes off on the house floor on 7/29
Posted: 8/1/10 at 1:37amCount A, you can't see how what you said is the root of the whole problem anyway? The Repubs wouldn't vote without the amendments. I don't blame them - that's procedure - but the procedure of adding these ridiculous riders and amendments to bills has ground most progress to a halt in Congress. If something it truly worth voting for in the best interest of the country, then set aside the partisan bs and vote on the bill as it is. Period.
#13Congressman Anthony Weiner goes off on the house floor on 7/29
Posted: 8/1/10 at 2:19am
The democrats in the house have a huge majority. Why didn't they use their majority and pass it?
And why are they so afraid of germane amendments?
Things aren't looking so good for us dems in the November. This is one of the many reasons why.
#14Congressman Anthony Weiner goes off on the house floor on 7/29
Posted: 8/1/10 at 2:28am
Weiner tries to argue against the strong bi-partisan opposition to the bill created by the House leadership.
Weiner is VERY defensive
broadwayboy101
Broadway Star Joined: 3/20/08
#15Congressman Anthony Weiner goes off on the house floor on 7/29
Posted: 8/1/10 at 2:39amCountA: even though 75% of my brain tells me you're a sock...I still think you're the worst Democrat ever (assuming you're not completely lying about being one in the first place, which I think you are).
#16Congressman Anthony Weiner goes off on the house floor on 7/29
Posted: 8/1/10 at 2:42amOH! I am a democrat and voted for hope and Change! I'm not sure this is the hope and change we voted for.
ghostlight2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/04
#18Congressman Anthony Weiner goes off on the house floor on 7/29
Posted: 8/1/10 at 1:12pm
Poor Weiner, it seems he has a pattern of throwing these little tantrums.
Maybe the Outer Critics will nominate him for best leading actor in a fictional drama.
Looking Like a Fool With His Diaper on the Ground
ghostlight2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/04
#19Congressman Anthony Weiner goes off on the house floor on 7/29
Posted: 8/1/10 at 1:31pm
Weiner exposes the truth behind Glenn Beck's shilling of Goldline, a company that exploits susceptible Americans fearful of their future by offering rates for gold far higher than market value.
...as Reilly hopelessly tries to defend his colleague.
#20Congressman Anthony Weiner goes off on the house floor on 7/29
Posted: 8/1/10 at 3:43pmI would love to sit and have a conversation with the Congressman.
ghostlight2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/04
#21Congressman Anthony Weiner goes off on the house floor on 7/29
Posted: 8/3/10 at 10:51pm
He's very approachable and still attends little podunk community meetings in the Rockaways. Here's a piece in the NY Times from today where he explains his outrage - as if that were necessary.
Anthony Weiner in today's Times.
Updated On: 8/4/10 at 10:51 PM
#22Poor Weiner, he did not get nominated yet: Another Tantrum coming
Posted: 8/4/10 at 12:04amIs there any update on his next "performance" on the house floor? Has be been nominated yet?
ghostlight2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/04
#23Poor Weiner, he did not get nominated yet: Another Tantrum coming
Posted: 8/4/10 at 12:16am
You know you're doing something right when Glen Beck devotes an entire website to attacking you:
Beck uses chalkboards and funny voices to attack Weiner.
#24Poor Weiner, he did not get nominated yet: Another Tantrum coming
Posted: 8/4/10 at 11:31pmStewart just did a story about this. it was great. Can you imagine if congress was made up of people like this?! I'd watch C-Span every day.
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